The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, February 20, 2184
Waxing Gibbous
70.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
1:11 PM
2:53 AM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 70.2%
- Age
- 8.6 days
- Distance
- 381,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.3′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 3230
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Feb 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 113.80° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 66.17° |
| Illuminated fraction | 70.20% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -11.7° / 54.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 41m / 18.18° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 85.54° / -5.16° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.51° / 7.37° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 71.94° / 0.31° |
| Position angle of the axis | 358.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 265.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.